So many animals are great parents and elephant mothers are among the best that I have ever seen. Mother and baby stay close to each other and the young walk right by the mother’s side.

The young baby relies on its mother for nourishent and protection and is often nearly hidden by Mom’s silhouette.

The sitatunga is a rare, swamp-dwelling antelope, an animal I had never heard of. This one was crouching along the bank of an Okavango delta waterway in Botswana.

The wild dog was our African guide’s favorite animal and he told us we were lucky to see quite a few of this endangered animal while in Botswana. They usually hunt in packs like wolves. But we saw a male and female hunting together, possibly the start of new pack. The pair tried to capture a small antelope, but in this case was unsuccessful.

The beautiful ears are on high alert.

They are also call spotted wolves, and you can see why.

They blend beautifully with the savanna grasses.

Cape Buffalo are strong, massive, hulks living in sub-Saharan Africa.  Also called the African buffalo, they are known to be unpredictable and dangerous in encounters with humans and other animals. These imposing creatures have few predators.

They are bovines, generally found in clusters or in herds, but never domesticated.

Sometimes there are too many to count.

His look seems to say, “Don’t get too close or else.”